Countries Gabon detains taekwondo coach over alleged paedophilia Libreville – Gabon has detained a taekwondo coach suspected of abusing underage boys in his care, a judicial source said... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Countries Four soldiers killed in Mali attack, army says Bamako – Four Malian soldiers were killed and around a dozen others were wounded when they were attacked in the... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Central African Republic Fear of hidden mines hangs over conflict-hit Central African Republic Paoua – “We are afraid. We cannot know where the mines are hidden.” It is a common refrain in... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Countries Senegal burial row sparks calls for end to caste prejudice Dakar – Human rights campaigners in Senegal have called for an end to caste-based discrimination after village elders refused to... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Countries Niger expels eight Rwandans linked to 1994 genocide Niamey – Niger has ordered the expulsion of eight Rwandans linked to the east African country’s 1994 genocide, just a... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Countries WATCH | Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town Cape Town – The body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu was carried on Thursday into a historic cathedral where he... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Countries Colourful musical memorial as Desmond Tutu remembered at Cape Town interfaith tribute Cape Town – An interfaith, musical memorial to South Africa’s revered anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu had a rabbi and... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Countries Guests to cough up R1.2m to sit next to Cyril Ramaphosa at ANC gala dinner Cape Town- Guests at the African National Congress (ANC)’s gala dinner will have to cough up a whopping R1.2... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus South Africa records 9 020 new Covid-19 infections, 81 deaths Cape Town – South Africa recorded 9 020 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the country’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases... Read more 30 Dec, 2021
Countries SA reinstates Covid contact tracing; Brawl over coalition bill in Kenya parliament | Here are you top news headlines Cape Town – From South Africa backtracking on its decision to scrap the Covid-19 contact tracing measure; to a... Read more 30 Dec, 2021